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Maryland doctor accused of filing fraudulent Medicare claims for COVID testing 04/21/2022 03:21pm • A Maryland doctor who ran COVID-19 drive-though testing sites in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges he defrauded Medicare. Dr. Ron Elfenbein, 47, of Arnold, was the owner of Drs ERgent Care, LLC, which operated First Call Medical Cente How to Instill a 'Growth Mindset' in Kids 04/13/2022 08:00pm • As K-12 schools increasingly recognize the importance of social-emotional learning, many schools are trying to help kids cultivate a "growth mindset." What does that mean? According to Carol Dweck, the Stanford University professor who coined the phrase, having a growth mindset means believing that DC woman in whose home 5 fetuses were found appears in federal court on conspiracy, obstruction 04/04/2022 01:36pm • A federal magistrate judge alluded to news coverage that five fetuses were found in the home of Lauren Handy, but ordered she remain free, with conditions, Monday until her trial for conspiracy against rights and abortion clinic access obstruction. Handy was one of nine charged on March 30 with f Don Tito, Bar Bao honored for weeding out fake IDs in Arlington 04/03/2022 09:48am • If you're hitting either Don Tito or Bar Bao in Arlington, Virginia, you better come with a legit ID. The two businesses were recognized by the Arlington Restaurant Initiative (ARI) for their work in spotting fake IDs during the Arlington County police's sixth annual Fake ID awards on March 31. Woman in whose DC home 5 fetuses were found had been charged in earlier abortion clinic incident 04/01/2022 04:44pm • The woman in whose D.C. home five fetuses were found Thursday had already been charged with obstructing a clinic in 2020, and WTOP has learned that in 2019 she faced similar charges in an incident at the same clinic, but the case was dismissed. Law enforcement sources confirmed it was Lauren Hand CBP seizes counterfeit watches at Dulles with 'value' of $250K 03/31/2022 05:35pm • A passenger arriving at Dulles International Airport last week was bringing in a bag of watches and other items worth more than a quarter-million dollars. Or, they would have been if they were real. U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Thursday said they found 18 watches, which bore designer nam 'Encanto' director Jared Bush dishes on Oscar win, growing up in Gaithersburg 03/31/2022 01:20am • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzRVzm1x0as Hear our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” Growing up in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Jared Bush dreamed of one day making movies. On Sunday night in Los Angeles, he won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the 94th annual Ac Honey Versus Maple Syrup 03/30/2022 08:00pm • The human body is hardwired to like sweet foods. That was useful for our caveman ancestors who sometimes dealt with long periods of hunger or fasting when resources were scarce. But it's not always such a great thing for modern Americans who often have easy access to countless sugary, calorie-filled What to Do if You Can't Pay Your Taxes 03/27/2022 08:00pm • In 2021, approximately 129 million Americans received a tax refund, leaving about 40 million Americans who either broke even or owed money, according to statistics from the Internal Revenue Service. Breaking even -- not receiving a refund -- is actually a good thing; it means you gave Uncle Sam just Maryland teacher works to help family that fled Ukraine 03/24/2022 01:14pm • Mail and his family. (Courtesy GoFundMe) A teacher in Maryland is working to help a family that had to flee its home in Ukraine. "Your heart kind of breaks for them," said John Broadwater, of Allegany County, Maryland. Broadwater teaches English to students around the world through an onli How to Avoid Ukraine Scams 03/21/2022 08:00pm • If you want to help people suffering from the war in Ukraine, there are plenty of worthwhile causes and charities accepting donations. But experts warn that there are also plenty of Ukraine-related scams targeting consumers that span fundraising, social media, cryptocurrency and even dating. Here's 5 Top Crypto Scams to Watch in 2022 03/21/2022 08:00pm • Cryptocurrency crime soared 79% and hit an all-time high in 2021, with bad actors illicitly pilfering $14 billion in funds last year, according to Chainalysis. Crypto scams easily accounted for the biggest chunk of that total, while stolen funds, mostly taken from cryptocurrency businesses, were the Virginia Lottery warns of consumer scams 03/21/2022 01:27pm • The Virginia Lottery said it has noticed an uptick in reports of lottery scams and is launching a new campaign to protect consumers. The Protect Your Play campaign seeks to inform consumers not only about fake lottery scams, but also ways to protect themselves from various types of fraud. The More police in Va. are decertified after recent reforms 03/11/2022 01:40pm • Police reforms passed in Virginia after the 2020 murder of George Floyd have led to a huge increase in the number of police officers being decertified, meaning they can no longer work in law enforcement anywhere in the state. According to a report from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Frederick Co. middle school students face hate crime charges for online threats 03/10/2022 10:44pm • Three Frederick County, Maryland, middle schoolers have been charged with a racial hate crime in connection with social media posts threatening violence against Black students. The Frederick County Sheriff's Office said Thursday that the charges stemmed from an investigation into a series of Inst